I used to believe that motorway pile-ups meant cars literally stacked one on top of the other. When I read about a "3 car pile-up" it amazed me that cars could crash in such a way that they'd be sitting on top of each other!
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I thought the no overtaking sign meant that red cars cannot drive by black cars.— Helen
- I thought small cars grew up to become big cars— carhugger
- I used to believe that God was the one playing "cars" with our cars. Sounds weird hey?— Roe
- I thought that people were like cars because cars have exhaust pipes, and people fart.— Matt
- I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.Anon
- I used to believe that the "cruise control" button in cars meant that the car could drive/maneauver itself.— Myriam